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TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1939
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AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST
BUTTER
SHANGHAI MARKET
NO CHANGE IN NINE
POWER TREATY
London, To-day,
Britain will not consent to any modification of the Nine-Power Treaty behind the back of the United States and the other sig- natory Powers.
A statement to this effect was made in the House of Common yesterday by the Prime Minister in reply to Mr. Arthur Hender- son (Labour),-Trans-Ocean.
Legislation Against I.R.A.
LONDON, TO-DAY.
LEGISLATION AGAINST THE IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY IS TO BE ENACTED IN THE
RUMOURS
Reticence In
Official Quarters Regarding Slump
Shanghai, To-day.
:
NAZI PRESS ATTACKS ON BRITAIN
BERLIN, TO-DAY,
THE GERMAN PRESS MAIN-
TAINS THE GREATEST RE- ZIG QUESTION AND THE MOS- cow NEGOTIATIONS SO THAT NOT THE SLIGHTEST CONCLU-
SERVE REGARDING THE DAN-
While the Shanghai Exchange Market is buzzing with rumours, official quarters are maintaining strict silence on the sudden sag in rates this morning, and refuse an explanation of why the Exchange Control Fund has ceased opera-GERMAN STANDPOINT CAN BE tions. One rumour, which should be treated with extreme intentionally concealing herself be- reserve, is that the Fund is unable to operate hind a vell of secrecy. Sharp press owing to British Government refusal to pro-attacks on Britain are, however, vide extra financing.
SIONS WITH REGARD TO THE
DRAWN FROM ITS COMMENTS.
It almost looks as if-Berlin was
continuing,
COURSE OF THE WEEK, IT IS While rates were quoted soon lars at 10-1/4 for cash and 10 for Oversea Forces, General Sir Ed- DECLARED IN WELL-INFORM- after the opening this morning July. ED CIRCLES IN LONDON.
at as low as 5d. for Sterling,
Commenting on the visit of the Inspector General of the British
mund Ironside, to Warsaw, the is a proof that the last speeches of Nachtausgabe writes: "The visit
Lord Halifax and Mr. Chamberlain.. Following the decline in the hinting at the possibilities of ne- National dollar, yen, which was
gotiations were only the expression The market closed a trifle formerly sold at a discount, has
of a double tongued attitude. Sir Samuel Hoare, the Home Se- steadier, with Sterling
"The British game is now per- cretary, is to make a statement on 5-9/32 for cash and 5-3/16 for ing 102 cents for the Japanese given Poland practically the right gone to a premium, buyers pay- fectly clear. Mr. Chamberlain has the plans of the Government in the July.
currency this afternoon, Our House of Commons to-morrow and
Own Correspondent.
The legislation will follow the owing to the Fund ceasing sell-
The market is almost dead and example of Eire in declaring the ing Sterling, the market rallied the trend is somewhat easy. I.R.A, illegal and would provide later on convering by speculators, the Government with powers to and Sterling was quoted at 54d. fight the activities of Irish CX- tremists.
United States - dollars
at
were
on Thursday a bill is to be intro-quoted at the close at 10-5/16 for duced into the House.
POWER TO SEARCH One of the most important points of the new bill will be that the po- lice will be given the power to search the private residences of suspects without having previous- ly obtained a search warrant.
It is declared here that in draw- ing up the bill the British Govern-.
cash and 10-3/32 for July.
The market opened this after... noon at 54d. for cash sterling and 51⁄2d, for July, and U.S. Dol-
LIBERAL PEER
ment had heen, in consultation with ATTACKS NATIONAL
the government of Eire.
that GOVERNMENT
The "Daily Herald" asserts the Government has received in- formation to the effect that I.R.A. was financed by a foreign power Trans-Ocean-
the
›London, To-day.
For dilatoriness in taxing -- the| profits Industry made out of arma- Government was at- tacked by Viscount Samuel at a meeting in Folketsone last
KING ZOG CHANGES PLANS ving
f
Stockholm, To-day.
poli eve
ing to the reports of ship-
irms and
to provoke a world war.”—Trans- Ocean..
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